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Whether this species is identical with one of those des- 

 cribed by Motschulsky from Java I am unable to say as 

 his descriptions are too short for recognition. 



Gnlerucinae . 



Oides metallica , n. sp. 



Broadly ovate , convex , black below. Antennae and the 

 last abdominal segment testaceous. Thorax minutely punct- 

 ured, black. Elytra metallic violaceous blue, extremely finely 

 punctured. — Length 5 lines. 



Var. Elytra metallic purplish-seneous. 



Head impunctate , with a fine central groove and a 

 deep depression at the vertex. Encarpae trigonate , carina 

 acute. Labrum margined with testaceous. Antennae more 

 than half the length of the body, rather robust, third 

 joint more than twice as long as the second one. 

 Thorax transverse, the posterior margin straight at the 

 middle , anterior one slightly concave , the sides slightly 

 rounded at the base ; posterior angles obtusely rounded , 

 surface with a few very obsolete depressions near the sides, 

 extremely minutely punctured. Scutellum trigonate, black. 

 Elytra convex, widened towards the middle, with a deep 

 lateral depression below the shoulders , very closely and 

 nearly as finely punctured as the thorax , of a fine viola- 

 ceous blue, metallic colour. Tibiae strongly longitudinally 

 channelled. Claws bifid. 



Four specimens of the typical form from Boea and 

 Soeroelangoen ; a single specimen of the variety from 

 Moeara Laboe (Sumatra-Expedition). 



O'ides pectoralis, Clark. 



Clark does not mention tlie black spot at each side ot 

 each abdominal segment in this species in which it agrees 

 with 0. indica Baly. The latter species is however distin- 



Notes from the Leyden IMuseutn, Vol. "VI. 



